History of a coffee bean. Compliments of Chase & Sanborn

CHILDREN'S BOOK
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LIBRARY OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

LOS ANGELES

One evening insummer, just when I can't tell,

A meeting of Brownies was held inthe dell;
The dell that lies close inthe bend of ihe brook,

By Brownie-folks claimed astheirfavorite nook.
They met, itwassaid, for devising away

By which they might start, without further delay
Onaventuresomejourney.to countries remote.

Involving much travel by railway and boat.
Their object it seems was to find if they could,

The land where the coffee iswondrously good;
So good that no other comes anywhere near

Its fragrant perfection - or offers such cheer.

When the meeting adjourned at eleven o'clock.

And the chairman retired from hisstand on the rock
Their plans were maturedand, inside of a week,

They started their wonderful coffee to seek.
They journeyed by land and they journeyed by sea,

And kept their eyes open as wide as could be
Lest, somehow, they'd miss what they wanted tof i n d,

And stupidly leave their choice coffee behind.
They sampled all kinds, now here and now the re,

But nothing would answer they'd gravely declare,
Then push on ahead, through adventures galore,

Till one daythey reached a most beautiful shore.

The Island of Java! Through all their mishaps

They had clung to theirguide books and compass and maps
And thus were enabled, with scarcely a wait,

To locate thespot and to thankthe kind fate,
That sent themto Java, -for herethey soon found,

The choicest of coffeetrees growing around.
Then somefrolicked madly and threw uptheir caps,

While others stretched out for the briefest of naps,
And some gathered berries and split them in two,

Removinglhebeans, as is proper to do-.
And cme built a fire, beneath a flat stone,

Another went off after water, alone-

Then the beans were soon roasted to just the right shade,
And while their warm fragrance hung over the glade,

TheBrownies stood waiting with smiles of delight,
And sniffed the rich odor with all of their might.
And then after roasting, the beans were well ground,
The coffee was made and they all gathered 'round
To taste and decide, if they possibly could,
How high inthe ranks of good coffee it stood.

UL. J'

They tasted and tasted and tasted once more.
Then suddenlyjoined in an earsplitting roar,

Of joy andsurprise and unqualified praise

(A noise you'd recall to the end of your days).

We've f o u n d it',' i h ey c ri ed," Th e Best Coffee o n Ea nth !
"Hoorah and Hooray! such coffee is worth- "
Its weight in pure gold- Come! give us the rest!"
And they emptied their cups with remarkable zest.

Then a Brownie arose with a seriofr?*3i r,
And said to the others"! solemnly swear
I have tasted this coffee somewhere- I can't say-
But its taste is familiar- keep quiet I pray.
And I'll give you its name- He paused for a while
Then suddenly spoke, with the cheerfulest smile,
Declaring their wonderful coffee to be

The same he had tasted once, over the sea;
Acoffee whose flavor he couldn't forget,

Whose like, until now, he hadsurely not met.
"TheSeal Brand'twas called and put up in the Nub,

Byafirm- Chase ftSanborn. He paused hereto rub
His hands in delight at the memory sweet
While all of the others a rose to their feet
And shouted together (their caps tossed &twirled.)
"The Seal Brand forever! The bestin the world !"

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